Connections Hints: Jun 30, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jun 30, 2025 (2025-06-30). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #788

Puzzle #788 · 2025-06-30

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #788 for 2025-06-30, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: DENTAL ADDITIONS, METAPHORS FOR A DRAMATIC AND CHAOTIC EVENT, SECOND WORDS IN DAVID LYNCH TITLES and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

DENTAL ADDITIONS
METAPHORS FOR A DRAMATIC AND CHAOTIC EVENT
SECOND WORDS IN DAVID LYNCH TITLES
WHAT “JET” MIGHT REFER TO

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

DENTAL ADDITIONS

BRIDGE

CROWN

FILLING

VENEER

METAPHORS FOR A DRAMATIC AND CHAOTIC EVENT

CIRCUS

ROLLER COASTER

SOAP OPERA

WHIRLWIND

SECOND WORDS IN DAVID LYNCH TITLES

DRIVE

HIGHWAY

PEAKS

VELVET

WHAT “JET” MIGHT REFER TO

AIRPLANE

BLACK

HOT TUB NOZZLE

NFL PLAYER

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.